Q: Is 358,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 358,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 358,872 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 358872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 76 114 152 228 456 787 1,574 2,361 3,148 4,722 6,296 9,444 14,953 18,888 29,906 44,859 59,812 89,718 119,624 179,436 and 358,872, with no remainder.

Since 358,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 358,872, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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